(A) The Health Officer shall conduct at least one inspection annually of each body art establishment in the county, pursuant to the Illinois Department of Public Health Body Art Code.
(B) The Health Officer shall conduct at least one inspection annually of each body art establishment operating in the county. Additional inspections and re-inspections will occur as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
(C) The Health Officer, after proper identification, shall be permitted to inspect, at any reasonable time, any body art practitioner, for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter.
(D) Whenever an inspection of a practitioner is made, the findings shall be recorded on a standardized inspection report. One copy of the completed inspection report form will be furnished to the permit holder at the time of inspection. If violations of this chapter exist, the inspection report shall serve as official notice to the permit holder that the body art practitioner is in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The completed inspection report form shall specify the violations found by the Health Officer, and shall establish a reasonable time period within which said violations must be corrected.
(E) If the County Health Department has reasonable cause to suspect that a communicable disease is, or may be transmitted by a body art practitioner; that there is use of unapproved or malfunctioning equipment; or if unsanitary or unsafe conditions which may adversely impact the health of the public are found, upon written notice to the owner or operator, the Department may do any or all of the following:
(1) Issue an order excluding any or all body art practitioners from the permitted body art establishment who are responsible, or reasonably appear responsible, for the transmission of a communicable disease until the Department determines there is no further risk to public health; and/or
(2) Issue an order to immediately suspend the permit of the licensed practitioner until the Department determines there is no further risk to the public health. Such an order shall state the cause for the action.
(Ord. O-115-1-15, passed 1-8-2015)